How green tech can save Eskom
Advances in renewables and energy storage — and rapidly decreasing prices — may offer SA’s struggling power utility a lifeline
07 October 2021 - 05:00
Eskom is simply too big to fail. The consequences of that would be enormous for SA, its sovereign debt, its credit ratings and the economy as a whole.
But what if you could turn Eskom’s R402bn debt — and the need to find a cleaner source of power — into an advantage, and access significant tranches of global green investment funds?..
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